Get Your Tissues Ready: This Animated Short is Winning Over Dog Lovers Everywhere

This award-winning animated short film, The Present, will take you on an epic journey from anger, to tears, to a warm lump of goo. Seriously, you have to see how this boy falls in love with a very special puppy.

Based on a comic strip by Fabio Coala, the short film fleshes out Coala’s simple but powerful tale quite beautifully. It’s been a huge hit at film festivals, racking up praise and awards, and the filmmakers have recently decided to make it available for free. Check it out below! Take a look at the original comic strip, too, after you see the film.

Kiki Kane

Kiki Kane is a canine chef, professional blogger, and lifelong animal lover owned by a Frenchie-Boston mix and a geriatric kitty. As a dog chef and member of Rover's Dog People Panel, she creates original dog-friendly recipes for the web series Kiki's Canine Kitchen.